Why Bangladesh interim PM Yunus’ ‘gift’ to Pakistan has rattled India’s security establishment
Yunuf gifted a book to the Pakistani general visiting Dhaka. Sounds harmless enough. But a specific image in the book has stirred up a row
Is this another sign that Bangladesh has little interest in boosting ties with New Delhi, which deteriorated following the ouster of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her subsequent escape to India?
Last week, Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman, Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, was in Dhaka for an official meeting with Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus — a meeting described officially as one focused on strengthening “bilateral trade, investment and defence cooperation”.
